Lucas Gansmoe Journalism

Final Newspaper

2010-04-07T11:08:00.000-07:00

http://www.district196.org/evhs/academics/journalism/gansmoe/

Editorial: Film Cuts

2010-03-19T12:13:00.000-07:00

If you tuned into ABC’s annual Academy Awards a few weeks ago on March 7, you may have noticed that four of the major nominated films have connections with Minnesota. It started with best picture nominated “A Serious Man” Which was filmed in state as well as was written and directed by famous St. Louis Park film making Brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. Then ended with the winner of best animated picture, as well as best picture nominee, “Up” which was written and directed by Bloomington native Pete Doctor. The recognition and tremendous respect given to many of Minnesota Native film makers and actors at the awards went to show the support base and hard work of films done outside of Hollywood, specifically in Minnesota and should’ve made the community proud. However, Minnesota’s head honcho, Governor Tim Pawlenty did not seem to have as much admiration for the collaborative work done by our states Film makers and gave congratulations in a form that probably was not expected by the Minnesota Film and TV board. He has set up a plan, to balance the budget, that will take effect immediately by ending all government funding given the to The Minnesota film commission.

From “Prairie Home Companion” to a seemingly never ending number of Coen brother films and many other film classics, our state has attracted film makers for years now and if the Film Commission is ended, we might not be seeing films showing off our state for a long time. While it may seem like not that big of deal, with people bringing up the argument that they can just make them in Hollywood and it’s a hassle or this doesn’t help the state at all so why should we be using tax money or government money to fund it? However that couldn’t be more incorrect, this is for the fact that when movies are filmed in Minnesota it creates jobs and attracts people to Minnesota and in return expands in-state spending and increases revenue for and in Minnesota.

As a matter of fact, the new film “The Convincer”, starring well known actors Greg Kinnear and Alan Arkin, that is being filmed in St. Paul and Bloomington has created 168 jobs for local Minnesota film makers alone. After that you add the number of people who come into Minnesota to work on it, the money they spend in state, the money paid to the state for filming permits and then once the film is released that family that saw it plans their next vacation to Minnesota.

However, the problem comes from the fact that if that Filmmaker or producer wants to shoot in the state and if the Film Commission is no longer running in Minnesota, the thought that will come to them is. No Film Commission – No Help – No Thanks and then they will head off to a different location that will soak in the benefits of free advertisement and job creation. So the answer is simple, the government funding for the Minnesota film and TV board must continue or the state of Minnesota will face big problems.

second peer edit

2010-03-18T11:11:00.000-07:00

Jorge San Martin's op -ed article
1. Yes, Marijuana should be illegal.
2. Yes, that it should be illegal
3. yes, talks about why people think it should be legal as well as illegal
4. yes, but is also mostly logical
5. yes, it is written very clearly
6. yes, from beginning to end
7. yes, except for some punctuation ares

Peer Edits

2010-03-18T10:55:00.000-07:00

Karli Hellam - Parking Lot Gate
1. Yes, the closing of the gate in the Eastview parking lot.
2. Yes, the problems are late students and the solution can be opening the gate
3. Yes, For the most part
4. Yes
5. yes
6. yes, very clearly
7. yes

Pre Writing Activity

2010-03-16T11:00:00.000-07:00

1. Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty cutting the Minnesota film budget entirely.

2. That this is a bad idea for Minnesota and a bad idea of Tim Pawlenty.

3. To persuade and educate people why this is a bad idea.

4. When films are made in Minnesota it creates many jobs
Films in Minnesota help tourism revenue
If there is no film budget than Minnesota will almost become obsolete to the film industry
It will end up hurting the balance of the budget and income to Minnesota

5. to try and do something about the problem and try and stop it from happening.

6. By informing the people of Minnesota why it is such a bad idea.

Up In the Air Feature Article - Final Draft

2010-03-15T20:09:00.000-07:00

After two critically acclaimed films, Juno and Thank You for Smoking, writer and director, Jason Reitman’s third film Up in the Air hits home during one of the country’s worst recessions ever on record. The story is about Ryan Bingham(George Clooney), a cooperate downsizing worker, whose job is to travel around the country and fire people and in the process, try and complete his own goal of 10 million airline miles. In his travels, He also holds motivational speaking engagements of on his philosophy called “What’s in your backpack?” which tells his values of his way of life is freeing people of their relationships and the “unimportant things” in life.

The film was adapted to screen by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, from a Walter Kirn novel of the same title. While the novel was released in 2001, the film is especially fitting today, as Americans try to fight through one of the worst times in the American economy since the depression. Plus with an unemployment rate of about 10.7, on average, when the film was released, the movie was really imperative for these times, and according to its critical fame and box office success, America thinks so too. Claudia Puig, a film critic from USA today, may have put it best saying “It's tough to capture an era while it's still happening, yet Up in the Air does so brilliantly, with wit and humanity.”

Just coming of its sweep of wins at the Golden Globes, Writers Guild Awards, BAFTA awards and its total of 6 nominations at the Academy Awards, the film was just released to DVD on March 9. While the story of Ryan Bingham (Clooney) and his life of travel makes the movie an excellent example of an honest story, what makes it more honest is the films use of real people who have actually, recently, been fired.

While filming in Detroit and St. Louis, the film crew and Jason Reitman put an ad out in several papers in both of the cities calling for people who have recently lost their jobs to come in for a documentary. They said documentary so as not to attract actors looking for work. When they came to the set the film makers would ask the people questions about their experiences for about ten minutes and then at the end of it they would set up a camera and ask the people to actually fire them again for the camera. They would tell them to say whatever they said when they got fired or whatever they wished they would have said. At the end of it all they had about 100 people respond to the ad and they chose about 60 and at the end roughly 22 of those people appeared in the film.

With the struggling economy and high job loss percentages,” it was interesting to hear the story from the other end of it (the people doing the firing).” Mitch Deinhammer, an Eastview High School Sophomore, told me when he spoke on his thoughts of the film. “I also really believed what happened in the film, which doesn’t happen that often” and whether he was talking about the real people who got fired in the film or the acting done by George Clooney and the list of other well known actors who worked on the film, his overall thoughts of the film was that it was extremely “honest.”

“I thought it was good but sad” is what Jordan Koplitz’s, an Eastview High School junior, deliberation of the film was, However, just as Mitch Deinhammer had put it as well as numerous critics, it seems the defining consensus of the film is that it was very “real” for these times.

Another key factor that may have contributed itself to the film’s success was its connection with Walter Kirn’s original work in his novel. It seems that in the past, time after time, great pieces of writing done by hard working authors have been turned into unrecognizable films by uncaring film makers, however not in Walter Kirn’s case. In an interview conducted in 2009, Walter Kirn had an abundance of terrific comments about the film that had originated from his 2001 novel. “When I sat down to see it, I was not only honored and delighted but surprised by the transformations that had taken place in my own material and some of the potentials that I left untapped" Kirn responded when asked on how he felt about the film and how it related to his novel.

“I had a family member who recently lost a job and so it was really personal for my family and I” Mitch Deinhammer said when asked why he felt so connected to the film. “It just seemed more personal; like we were a part of the film” he elaborated on his feelings of the film and how it seemed more authentic to him, as well as too his family, than any other movie out there “I never questioned it once” Deinhammer explained “and that’s why it was so special.”

Since the film’s release in late 2009, the film has made near 83 million dollars, domestic, and around 158 million worldwide, however you can still find Up in the air in many theaters across the country. Also with its release to DVD on March 9, the film is continuing to sell at across the country and attract more and more people who have been affected by the current economy and or have either lost or known someone close who has lost their job. Unfortunately, like in most successful films cases, it experienced a little bit of a back lash, however it diminished quickly and started selling again.

Another big compelling factor to the movie was the films intriguing soundtrack. One important song came from a pivotal wedding scene, which the song for the scene was written by a, nobody, singer songwriter who the producer of the film just happened to find performing at a coffee house in California named Sad Brad Smith. All the way to a man by the name of Kevin Renick, who had recently lost his job of many years, who wrote a song for the end credits called “Up in the air” that he gave to director and screenwriter Jason Reitman at a screening of the film on a cassette tape. After Reitman played the tape in his car, he knew the song would be perfect for the end of the movie that he had been writing for almost 9 years. The score for the film was composed by Rolfe Kent, who also has composed for films like Sideways and Reign Over Me, and featured hit artists such as Crosby Stills & Nash and Elliot Smith.

After being so generously accepted by not only the film community but movie goers, the movie went on to win many awards on many different platforms. Its top honors include a win for best screenplay at the Golden Globes and best adapted screenplay at the Writer’s Guild Awards. The film was also graced with six academy award nominations, including a nod and serious consideration for best film, as well as well known deliberation of consideration in its honored categories.

So whether you have a connection with the film, by having a family member or close friend who has lost a job or maybe have had financial difficulties, like so many others in this country struggling economy and horrific recession. There is a lot of points in “Up in the air” to link and relate to and as Mitch Deinhammer put it “that’s what makes it so special.”

By: Lucas Gansmoe

Period 6

Up In The Air Feature Article rough draft

2010-03-15T20:08:00.000-07:00

After two critically acclaimed films, Juno and Thank You for Smoking,
writer and director, Jason Reitman’s third film Up in the Air hits
home during one of the country’s worst rescissions ever on record. The
story is about Ryan Bingham(George Clooney), a cooperate downsizing
worker, whose job is to travel around the world and fire people and in
the process, try and complete his on goal of 10 million airline miles.
In his travels, He also holds motivational speaking engagements of on
his philosophy called “What’s in your backpack?” which tells his
values of his way of life is freeing people of their relationships and
unimportant things in life.

The film was adapted to screen by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner,
from a Walter Kirn novel of the same title. While the novel was
released in 2001, the film is especially fitting today, as Americans
try to fight through one of the worst times in the American economy
since the depression. Plus with an unemployment rate of about 10.7, on
average, when the film was released, the movie was really imperative
for these times, and according to its critical fame and box office
success, America thinks so too. Claudia Puig, a film critic from USA
today, may have put it best saying “It's tough to capture an era while
it's still happening, yet Up in the Air does so brilliantly, with wit
and humanity.”

Just coming of its sweep of wins at the golden globes Writers guild
awards, BAFTA awards and its total of 6 nominations at the academy
awards, the film was just released to DVD on March 9. While the story
of Ryan Bingham (Clooney) and his life of travel makes the movie an
excellent example of an honest story, what makes it more honest is the
films use of real people who have actually, recently, been fired.

While filming in Detroit and St. Louis, the film crew and Jason
Reitman put an ad out in several papers in both of the cities calling
for people who have recently lost their jobs to come in for a
documentary. They said documentary so not to attract actors looking
for work. When they came to the set the film makers would ask the
people questions about their experiences for about ten minutes and
then at the end of it they would set up a camera and actually fire
them again. They would tell them to say whatever they said when they
got fired or whatever they wished they would have said. They had about
100 people respond and they chose about 60 and at the end roughly 22
of those people appeared in the film.

With the struggling economy and high job loss percentages,” it was
interesting to hear the story from the other end of it (the people
doing the firing).” Mitch Deinhammer, an Eastview High School
Sophomore, told me when he spoke on his thoughts of the film. “I also
really believed what happened in the film, which doesn’t happen that
often” and whether he was talking about the real people who got fired
in the film or the acting done by George Clooney and the list of other
well known actors who worked on the film, his overall thoughts of the
film was that it was extremely “honest.”

“I thought it was good but sad” is what Jordan Koplitz’s, an Eastview
High School junior, deliberation of the film was, However, just as
Mitch Deinhammer had put it as well as numerous critics, it seems the
defining consensus of the film is that it was very “real” for these
times.

Another key factor that may have contributed itself to the film’s
success was its connection with Walter Kirn’s original work in his
novel. It seems that in the past, time after time, great pieces of
writing done by hard working authors have been turned into
unrecognizable films by uncaring film makers, however not in Walter
Kirn’s case. In an interview conducted in 2009 by Perri Nemiroff,
Walter Kirn had an abundance of terrific comments about the film that
had originated from his 2001 novel. “When I sat down to see it, I was
not only honored and delighted but surprised by the transformations
that had taken place in my own material and some of the potentials
that I left untapped" Kirn told Nemiroff.

2010-03-09T11:24:00.000-08:00

Topic: Up In The Air -The movie and how its so perfect for these times

Own the Podium Final Draft

2010-03-08T05:23:00.000-08:00

Own The Podium

The “Own the Podium” program is a 5 year old, athletic advancement program in Canada, developed by a competitive country and large sums of money, to prepare Canada for the 2010 winter Olympics on their home soil.

The idea came from two prior years of disappointment and a deficient count of medals in their home country. Even though Canada has had no problem achieving gold medals in past Olympic events, their trials for gold in the 1976 Olympics and 1988 Olympics, both in Canada, came up short. Afterwards, the Canadian Olympic Committee promised that by the time the 2010 winter Olympics arrived in Canada for the third time, they would be ready and be the top medal winning nation there.

At the end though, Canada was unable to be the top winning nation in medal count, however when it came to gold, Canada was on top. This is a lot when you think of the fact that their previous record count of gold medals at home was at zero. But how did they do it?

It wasn’t just spirit that won the medals; Canada’s program, which started in 2005, went after the world’s best coaches, athletes and newest and best technology to achieve their goals. With highly competitive training centers and expert machinery, the country was able to take its already talented athletes and turn them into highly gifted and competitive athletes. The way they could afford this was from a radial budget of over 100 million dollars, which has made for some controversy around the world.

“I think that it is a waste of money” says an Eastview high school sophomore, Ranji Ramroop. “I believe that the Olympics should be about pride and athletic talent, not talent that you can buy.” Ramroop voiced his opinion about the topic as a negative effect to the Olympics as well as one that could lead to “Financial Issues.”

On the other hand, some believe that this was a smart choice for the country. Mitchell Deinhammer, an Eastview High school student, believes the changes will make for a better and more competitive country. “I think it’s a very useful opportunity” He said “I think that this will have a positive effect by getting their athletes in top physical condition.” He believes that the new program will end up changing the way the Olympics are played, and in a good way.

“When one country gets more competitive, it makes the other countries competing step up their game as well.” Reece Kopack, an Eastview high school student explained. “I think that it will change the way other countries train and will make every team more talented and competitive.” He too believes that this program, in the long run, will end up changing these world wide competitions for the better.

And apparently Canada believes so as well. With the highest gold medal count, including two gold’s for men and women’s hockey and a large count combine. The federal budget is in the process of nearly doubling their previous contribution which made up about half of the original budget.

This means that with the effort of athletes and contribution of large, some might say radical, amounts of money from not only the government but from private investors as well. Canada could easily be the biggest winner of medals for the 2014 competition in Russia. So what does this mean for other countries? Athlete organizations all across the world are currently trying to get investments into their athletic programs to improve their chances for gold.

This program has already started making changes for other countries. After a terrible and unproductive year in the Olympics, Russia has asked their top athletic advisers to step down and then the country will find other means to tackling a project like Canada’s.

With the program still in session to train athletes for the 2012 summer Olympics in Canada. The country is hoping for a new budget to expand for better technology to train the already gifted athletes for the years to come.

2010-03-05T11:13:00.000-08:00

I peer edited steven fredell's rough draft

Article rough draft

2010-03-05T10:37:00.000-08:00

Own The Podium

The “Own the Podium” program is a 5 year old, athletic advancement program in Canada, developed by a competitive country and large sums of money, to prepare Canada for the 2010 winter Olympics on their home soil.

The idea came from a two prior years of disappointment and a deficient count of medals in their home country. Even though Canada has had no problem achieving gold medals in past Olympic events, their trials for gold at in the 1976 Olympics and 1988Olympics, both in Canada, came up short. Afterwards, the Canadian Olympic Committee promised that by the time the 2010 winter Olympics arrived in Canada for the third time, they would be ready and be the top medal winning nation there.

At the end though, Canada was unable to be the top winning nation in medal count, however when it came to gold, Canada was on top. This is a lot when you think of the fact that their previous record count of gold medals at home was at zero. But how did they do it?

It wasn’t just spirit that won the medals; Canada’s program, which started in 2005, went after the world’s best coaches, athletes and newest and best technology to achieve their goals. With highly competitive training centers and expert machinery, the country was able to take its already talented athletes and turn them into highly gifted and competitive athletes. The way they could afford this was from a radial budget of over 100 million dollars, which has made for some controversy around the world.

“I think that it is a waste of money” says an Eastview high school sophomore, Ranji Ramroop. “I believe that the Olympics should be about pride and athletic talent, not talent that you can buy.” Ramroop voiced his opinion about the topic as a negative effect to the Olympics as well as one that could lead to “Financial Issues.”

On the other hand, some believe that this was a smart choice for the country. Mitchell Deinhammer, an Eastview High school student, believes the changes will make for a better and more competitive country. “I think it’s a very useful opportunity” He said “I think that this will have a positive effect by getting their athletes in top physical condition.” He believes that the new program will end up changing the way the Olympics are played, and in a good way.

“When one country gets more competitive, it makes the other countries competing step up their game as well.” Reece Kopack, an Eastview high school student explained. “I think that it will change the way other countries train and will make every team more talented and competitive.” He too believes that this program, in the long run, will end up changing these world wide competitions for the better.

And apparently Canada believes so as well. With the highest gold medal count, including two gold’s for men and woman’s hockey and a large count combine. The federal budget is in the process of nearly doubling their pervious contribution which made up about half of the original budget.

This means that with the effort of athletes and contribution of large, some might say radical, amounts of money from not only the government but from private investors as well. Canada could easily be the biggest winner of medals for the 2014 competition in Russia. So what does this mean for other countries? Athlete organizations all across the world are currently trying to get investments into their athletic programs to improve their chances for gold.

This program has already started making changes for other countries. After a terrible and unproductive year in the Olympics, Russia has asked their top athletic advisors to step down and then the country will find other means to tackling a project like Canada’s.

With the program still in session to train athletes for the 2012 summer Olympics in Canada. The country is hoping for a new budget to expand for better technology to train the already gifted athletes for the years to come.

Interview Questions

2010-03-02T10:45:00.000-08:00

INTERVIEW 1

What do you think about the "Own The Podium" program in Canada?

Do you think the effect of the program will be positive, or negative? why?

How do you feel this will effect the Olympics from here on?

How will this effect Canada, in their success for medals?

How will this effect the World?

INTERVIEW 2

What do you think about the "Own The Podium" program in Canada?

How do you believe this will effect the way other countries train?

What could be a bad effect of the new program?

How successful do you think a program like this could be?

How do you think this will change the way the Olympics are played?

What do you think about the radical amounts of money being put towards this project?

INTERVIEW 3

What do you think about the "Own The Podium" program in Canada?

What do you think about the idea of putting federal budget money towards the program?

How will this effect the way the Olympics are played?

What is the best way for countries like the United States to respond to this new training program?

How do you think this will make Canada more competitive?

How will the world react to this?

ALTERNATE INTERVIEW

What is the "Own The Podium" program?

How did the idea come about?

What are the main goals of the program?

What type of new programs i it using to benifit the athletes?

Where does the funding come from?

Do you think that this will change the way the olympics are played?

2010-03-01T11:15:00.000-08:00

Topic:The "Own The Podium" project in Canada

Angle: What went into this new program for Canadian athletes?

How To Write A News Story

2010-02-26T10:47:00.000-08:00

Writing a News Story

1. Identify what kind of a story it is

Hard news (+/- 600 words): This is how journalists refer to news of the day. It is a chronicle of current events/incidents and is the most common news style on the front page of your typical newspaper.

Summary lead. What happened? Where? When? To/by whom? Why? (The journalist's 5 W's). It must be kept brief and simple

Keep the writing clean and uncluttered. Give the readers the information they need. If the federal government announced a new major youth initiative yesterday, that's today's hard news.

Soft news (+/-600 words): This is a term for all the news that isn't time-sensitive. Soft news includes profiles of people, programs or organizations. As we discussed earlier, the "lead" is more literary. Most of YPP's news content is soft news.

Feature (+/-1500 words): A news feature takes one step back from the headlines. It explores an issue. News features are less time-sensitive than hard news but no less newsworthy.

Features are journalism's shopping center. They're full of interesting people, ideas, color, lights, action and energy. Storytelling at its height! A good feature is about the people in your community and their struggles, victories and defeats. A feature takes a certain angle. The writer takes an important issue of the day and explains it to the reader through comments from people involved in the story.

Editorial: The editorial expresses an opinion. The editorial page of the newspaper lets the writer comment on issues in the news. All editorials are personal but the topics must still be relevant to the reader.

3. Structure for your article

The structure of a news story (hard & soft news & features) is simple: a lead and the body.

The lead
is the opening paragraph or two of the story. Journalists refer to this as the "lead," and its function is to summarize the story and/or to draw the reader in

In a hard news story, the lead should be a full summary of what is to follow. It should incorporate as many of the 5 "W's" of journalism (who, what, where, when and why) as possible. (e.g. "Homeless youth marched down Yonge St. in downtown Toronto Wednesday afternoon demanding the municipal government provide emergency shelter during the winter months."

In a soft news story, the lead should present the subject of the story by allusion. This type of opening is somewhat literary. The role of the writer is to grab the attention of the reader.

The body
The body of the story involves combining the opinions of the people you interview, some factual data, and a narrative which helps the story flow. A word of caution, however. In this style of writing, you are not allowed to "editorialize" (state your own opinion) in any way.

4. Further tips for news writing

-Finding story ideas

Keep your eyes and ears open; listen to what your friends are talking about.

Read everything you can get your hands on; get story ideas from other newspapers and magazines.

Think of a youth angle to a current news story.

Research a subject that interests you ask yourself what you would like to know more about.

Talk to people in a specific field to find out what is important to them.
Newsgathering

Begin collecting articles on your subject.

Talk to friends and associates about the subject.

Contact any agencies or associations with interest or professional knowledge in the area.

Create a list of people you want to interview; cover both sides of the story by interviewing people on both sides of the issue.

Collect government statistics and reports on the subject get old press releases or reports to use as background.
Interviewing do's and don'ts

Be polite.

--Explain the ground rules of the interview to people unfamiliar with how the media works - this means that you tell them the information they give you can and will be published. If they do not want any part of what they say published, they need to tell you it is "off the record."

Tape the interview (so if anyone comes back at you, you have the proof of what was said).

Build a relationship with the person being interviewed.

Start with easy questions; end with difficult questions.

Read the body language of the person you're interviewing and if they get defensive, back away from the question you are asking and return later.

Don't attack the source.

Keep control of the interview; don't let the subject ramble or stray from the subject.

--Organizing the information

Gather your notes, interviews and research into a file.

Review your notes.

Look for a common theme.

Search your notes for good quotes or interesting facts.

Develop a focus.

Write the focus of the article down in two or three sentences.
Writing and editing

Remember you are the narrator, the story teller.

Don't be afraid to rewrite.

Be as clear and concise in the writing as possible.

Avoid run-on sentences.

Be direct.

Tell a good story.

Tell the reader what you think they want to know.

Always ask yourself what the story is about.

Read the story out loud; listen carefully.

1) Finding A Topic

2) Find An Angle

3) Collect Data

4) Conduct Interviews

5) Organize and Write

6) Revise and Edit

2010-02-23T10:47:00.001-08:00

1. Accelerator 2.0 is a hockey stick.
2. Hockey Players as well as hockey fans
3. USA hockey or any other sports magazne such as ESPN.

Law and Ethics Notes

2010-02-16T10:51:00.000-08:00

The First Amendment Protects Freedom of...

-speech

-petition

-press

-religion

-assemble

The Tinker Standard -

Tinker vs. Des Monies School District -Student speech cannot be censored as long as it does not"Materially disrupt class work or involve substantial disorder or invasion of the rights of others. "

The Fraser Standard -

Bethel School District vs. Fraser(1986)

inappropriate speech for class president

-Because school officials have "an interest in teaching students the boundaries of socially appropriate behavior," they can censor student speech that is vulgar or indecent, even if it does not cause a "material or substantial disruption."

The Hazelwood Standard -

Hazelwood School district vs. Kuhlmeimer(1988)
censor stories in student newspaper about teen pregnancy and divorce
-Censorship of school - sponsored student expression is permissible when school officials can show that is "reasonably related to legitimate pedagogical concerns."

The Frederick Standard -
Morse vs. Frederick (June 25, 2007)
-January 2002. Olympic torch travels through town
-principal Morse cancels school
-senior Frederick unveils banner on the sidewalk across the street which reads "Bong hits 4 Jesus."
-suspended for 10 days.

Libel(written) and Slander(spoken)

Libel -

- Has to defame someones character

- Published

- False

Superbowl Commercials

2010-02-08T11:01:00.000-08:00

What is the company?
Playstation
Who is the target audience:
Video games for guys 18 - 30
What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)?
Humor, physcial
How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message?
Quick cuts to make interesting
What is the slogan/message for the company?
Live in your world, play in ours.
Was the message effective? Why or why not?
Yes, because it caught my attention from beginning till end and made the game interesting.

What is the company?
Budweiser
Who is the target audience:
Athletes, football fans, Males
What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)?
Humor, Sports, Animals
How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message?
rewinding, setting
What is the slogan/message for the company?
King of beers, just logo
Was the message effective? Why or why not?
was effective, got the message. Thought it was humerous

What is the company?
Chrysler
Who is the target audience:
Woman
What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)?
Action, celebrity(Celion Dion)
How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message?
fast cuts
What is the slogan/message for the company?
drive and love
Was the message effective? Why or why not?
yes, because it was eye catching

What is the company?
Pepsi
Who is the target audience:
21- 35 year olds
What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)?
Humor, Celebrities(Ozzy Osbornes, Donnie and marie Ossmonds)
How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message?
the kids truning into the ossmonds
What is the slogan/message for the company?
A Twist on a great thing
Was the message effective? Why or why not?
kind of, I understood it, but it wasn't really eye catching

What is the company?
Fed Ex
Who is the target audience:
Fans of movies
What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)?
Humor, Cast away.
How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message?
Showed what the movie was like,edited him
What is the slogan/message for the company?
no slogan, FEDEX, slogan is what can brown do for you
Was the message effective? Why or why not?
yes, it used humor and a popular movie to draw the viewers attention.

What is the company?
Dodge
Who is the target audience:
Male, drivers
What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)?
humor, action
How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message?
Fast moving, loud music
What is the slogan/message for the company?
Grab life by the horns
Was the message effective? Why or why not?
yes, it was interesting and to guys it was good truck commercial.

What is the company?
Gatorade
Who is the target audience:
Baskteball players, sports players
What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)?
Humor, sports, celebrity(Michael Jordan, young and old)
How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message?
qucik cuts of game
What is the slogan/message for the company?
Is it in you?
Was the message effective? Why or why not?
yes, if you knew sports and knew Michael Jordan it should be very effective

What is the company?
ESPN, Sports Center
Who is the target audience:
Sports Fans
What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)?
Humor, Celebrity (Joe Montana)
How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message?
Mystery of what Joe is looking for.
What is the slogan/message for the company?
This is Sports Center
Was the message effective? Why or why not?
yes, if you new who Joe was and what a superbow ring is than yes.

What is the company?
H&R Block
Who is the target audience:
Willie Nelson fan, musci fans, adults
What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)?
Humor, celebrity (Willie Nelson)
How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message?
MAny scenes to explain the commercial.
What is the slogan/message for the company?
Double Check
Was the message effective? Why or why not?
yes, for the time after what happened to him, it makes sense.

What is the company?
Bud Light
Who is the target audience:
Alcohol Consumers, men
What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)?
Humor
How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message?
showed parade to make sense of the situation.
What is the slogan/message for the company?
make it a bud light
Was the message effective? Why or why not?
yes, it was funny

What is the company?
Visa
Who is the target audience:
Basketeball
What persuasive method used (humor, action, celebrity, human interest, etc.)?
Humor, Celebrity (Yao Ming) (Yoge Beara)
How were camera shots and editing used to enhance the message?
Views from a tall Yao. to a smaller person.
What is the slogan/message for the company?
It's Everywhere you want to be
Was the message effective? Why or why not?
Yes, if you understood who they were and their names.

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Journalism -

Current news around the world that is newsworthy.

Title Description Example

1. Popularity

2. Unusual

3. significance

4. Human interest

5. Promonace

What Are The Advantages Of Print Journalism?

1. ability to read it when you want to

2. tangable

3. Portable, reading material

4. Choose the order of reading

5. More information

What Are the advantages of Broadcast Journalism?

1. Video and Sound

2. Updated news, current.

3. Correct Mistakes

Why has online journalism (convergent media) become so popular?

It has easy access and for the most part is free. Also combines Video and sound with print journalism. Also able to update and correct msitakes. Choose what you want to know.